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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Birdie Ball Rattles

Birdie Ball Rattle

Designed
by Dusti Rose Hendricks

Sheep
Of Delight Crochet

I’ve been brainstorming stash busters
to use up some of my Simply Soft yarn for January. Luckily, we have a whole flock of new babies
in my family for inspiration. This easy project
can be made with whatever colors you have on hand. Choose Color A for the body and Color B for
the wings. Be careful to attach all the
pieces as firmly as possible before giving any toy to a young child.

Skill Level-Easy

Gauge- Not important

Finished Measurements- 3” tall x 3”wide

Worsted
Weight Yarn Colors-

Less
than .5 oz each of Simply Soft Yarn in Colors A and B (Colors of your choice)

Less
than .05 oz Simply Soft Yarn in White, Black, and either Orange or Yellow

Materials-

F/5
(3.75 MM) crochet hook

Yarn
or tapestry needle

Scissors

Stitchmarkers

Polyester
Fiberfill

Ping-pong
ball

Jingle
Bell

Tape
(I used masking tape, but duct tape or washi tape would work just as well)

Special stitches-

Abbreviations-

Rnd…Round
Sc…..Single
Crochet

Ch….Chain St(s)..Stitch(es)

Inc….Increase Dec…Decrease

Rep…Repeat Sl St..Slip
Stitch

Dc…..Double
Crochet

To assemble rattle:
Use an X-acto knife to cut a slit in a ping-pong ball and insert a
jingle bell. (Feel free to experiment
with multiple bells or bells of different sizes to get different sounds). Tape the slit shut to finish.

Ball

Use Color A yarn.

Rnd 1: Sc 6 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Sc 6 in 2nd
ch from hook

Rnd 2: Inc 6 (12 sts)

Rnd 3: [Inc in one st, Sc in the next] rep 6 times around
(18 sts)

Rnd 4: [Inc, Sc 2] rep 6 times (24 sts)

Rnd 5: [Inc, Sc 5] rep 4 times around (28 sts)

Rnd 6: [Inc, Sc 6] rep 4 times (32 sts)

Rnd 7: [Inc, Sc 7] rep 4 times (36 sts)

Rnds 8-9: Sc 36 (36 sts)

Rnd 10: [Inc, Sc 8] rep 4 times (40 sts)

Rnds 11-13: Sc 40 (40 sts)

Rnd 14: [Dec, Sc 8] rep 4 times (36 sts)

Rnds 15-16: Sc 36 (36 sts)

Rnd 17: [Dec, Sc 7] rep 4 times (32 sts)

Rnd 18: [Dec, Sc 6] rep 4 times (28 sts)

Rnd 19: [Dec, Sc 5] rep 4 times (24 sts)

Wrap the ping-pong ball in fiberfill and stuff the body
with it. Tuck more stuffing around and
add more as you go as needed.

Rnd 20: [Dec, Sc 2] rep 6 times (18 sts)

Rnd 21: [Dec, Sc] rep 6 times (12 sts)

Rnd 22: Dec 6 times around (6 sts)

Finish off with a slip
stitch and weave in ends.

Wings

Use Color B yarn. Make
2.

Rnd 1: Sc 8 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Sc 8 in 2nd
ch from hook

Rnd 2: Inc 8 times around (16 sts)

Rnd 3: [Inc, Sc] rep 4 times. [Dc 3, Sc] rep 4 times. (28 sts)

Finish off with a slip
stitch and weave in ends.

Eyes

Use White yarn. Make 2.

Rnd 1: Sc 8 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Sc 8 in 2nd
ch from hook

Rnd 2: Inc 8 times around (16 sts)

Rnd 3: [Inc, Sc] rep 8 times around (24 sts)

Finish off with a slip
stitch and weave in ends. Use Black yarn
to make a French knot pupil in the center of each eye.